I Fixed My iPod Video - thanks to my fellow You Tubers!

http://www.MyBigBoyBiz.com

here's the link to the iPodSquad video that allowed me to fix my 80GB 5th generation iPod myself.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cqxuQQ9ERS0

I priced parts on it - $30 for an lcd screen, $100 for a logic board... not including labor....
so as it turns out, my iPod's center click wheel foam underpad had worked its way off to one side making the iPod useless....
I wouldn't have had to pay for new parts, just labor ...
I didn't use a static mat or wrist thing.... didn't have them and at the time i figured my ipod was a goner anyway... lucky for me I was wrong.
*disclaimer* I don't endorse not taking precautions for static discharge - i grounded myself lo-tech style. . .

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[9ktlyn]

Does anybody know what this little white thing is that comes with yer iPod touch??it's like a dock thingy.can someone tell me what it's for???

[followyourbliss101]

@9ktlyn ipod touch? dunno cause i don't have one --- anyone else reading this comment shed some light?

[ABUELOS]

thanks man i guess i have the same problem with my ipod the select button doesn't work...your wheel did work right? another thing what did you use to open your ipod? it would really help

[followyourbliss101]

yes - mine was the center wheel - once removed you'll see there's little black stickies between the button and the actual circuit board - my center one kept sliding off to the side making it not work... the others (the outer wheel) were fine.

I've had to fix mine 4 or 5 times so far... I'm bad and don't use the anti-static stuff.... haven't ruined it yet though ;-)

I watch the video each time i do it so I don't forget a step and break something

[followyourbliss101]

I pry the outer case open -carefully- with the miniscrewdriver/can opener on my swiss army knife or a flat head screwdriver that has a very thin edge - you could fabricate one just for jobs like this by filing the tip till it's rather sharp like a chisel

makes it easier to get it in the gap then gently twist and work around the case and it'll pop open -

there are tension clips holding the case together and that's what you have to 'release'

[partieboi37]

my ipod shows a frowny face and then shuts off i hav no idea wats wrong with it

[followyourbliss101]

Your computer does not meet the iPods minimum system requirements.

You need to identify a more effective method of connecting your iPod to your computer.

Your iPod needs to be reset.

Your iPod is malfunctioning and needs to be professionally repaired.

i personally emailed you a link to a site that explains possible solutions in more detail (youtube doesn't let you put web links in comments)

[Schism1000]

@9ktlyn It's an adapter for an Ipod dock, incase the dock doesn't support the form of your Ipod Touch.

[MrMegaPickle]

i wanna take mine apart it had da button messed and the headphone thingy out . ;[

[statedGOON]

my ipod is jacked!! all i can hear with the music is static!!

why?!!! help me =]

[sk8erNICk15]

my ipod wont charge or download and stays ont the apple screen for a long time!! wat do i do??

[ErnieMartinez760]

my 30gb 5g ipod's audio plugin doesn't quite work. only the left side of ANY EAR PHONES you use works, and the right side doesn't. the only time when both sides work is when i apply pressure by moving the part where you connect the earphones to the ipod to the sides. what can i do?